To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?

Shakespearean

Anachronistic

Romantic

Cavalier
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?

Wind

Wolves

Fish

Birds
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?

For failure to pay his debts

For insulting the king

For supporting the Royalist case

For becoming a Catholic
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?

Robert Herrick

John Suckling

Alexander Pope

Thomas Carew
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?

An ultimatum

A threat

A debt

A petition
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?

Anacreon

Althea

The King

Cupid
7 What is a "committed linnet"?

A warrior faction

A type of dress

A caged bird

A principled royalist
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of

Stoicism

Puritanism

Classicism

Existentialism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a

Symposium

Execution

Parliamentary meeting

Orgy
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?

William Shakespeare

Oliver Cromwell

Alexander Pope

Ben Jonson
11 To "wanton" means to

To desire

To eat

To play

To esacpe
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?

A finch

The King

Cupid

God
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?

Wind

Bars

Linnets

Fish
14 The speaker sees love as a form of

Torture

Doom

Divinity

Imprisonment
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is

King George

Queen Elizabeth I

King Charles I

King James
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?

London and Canterbury

Holland and France

Scotland and Ireland

France and Spain
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called

Althea

Sacheverell

Finches

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?

Homer

Sappho

Anacreon

Alcibiades
19 What does "to tipple" mean?

To fly

To drown

To tip over

To drink
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch

Uglier

Lower

Baser

Shriller
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a

Cup

Beacon

Fetter

Rope
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry

Pastoral

Angry

Imagist

Religious
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of

Allegory

Alliteration

Assonance

Personification
24 What happened to King Charles I?

Exiled

Executed

Elected

Drowned
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a

Grasshopper

Butterfly

Snake

Ant

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